10 Most Ridiculous Doctor Who Rumours Ever

It's not unprecedented for pop stars and other "non-actor" celebrities to appear in Doctor Who. Singer Katherine Jenkins was in the 2010 Christmas special, and Kylie Minogue was in the 2007 Christmas special, to name just two examples.

So, around ten years ago, it wouldn't have been total bonkers to hear the rumour that Britney Spears was being considered for a role, but it would have been total bonkers to hear that this role was "a raunchy bunch of sex-mad aliens".

And that's exactly what The Daily Star reported back in January 2007, adding that then-showrunner Russell T Davies was a "huge fan" of Spears, and that he wanted her to play "an entire race of lusty cloned creatures who all look identical".

While this would've been highly entertaining to witness, it didn't actually happen, and to date, the closest that Spears has ever been to Doctor Who is the "Toxic" scene in the Ninth Doctor episode The End Of The World. Absolute classic.